Lorraine Clarke

Lorraine Clarke's work, taking multiple forms, from large installations to small finely crafted collections, incorporating found and made objects, text, animation and sound, is infused with research into rites and traditions, belief systems, religion, anthropology, aspects of the medical world and the human condition.

Following her degrees in Fine Art and Art & Psychopathology, visual artist Lorraine Clarke lived and worked in Italy for 19 years. Returning to the UK, she founded Euroart Studios (& Gallery) in London in 2002. As Art Director (Euroart) she has created and curated numerous exhibitions including "Medical Edge", as well as creating and presenting the "1st Euroart Live Festival".

Lorraine has exhibited widely ("The Development of Identity", Science Museum's Dana Centre, London 2011; "Time", WW Gallery, London 2010; "Storm", Whitechapel Gallery, London 2009; "Travelling Light", London/Venice Biennale, WW Gallery/Fondamenta Bragadin 2009; "EdgeCentrics", Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre, Liverpool, Biennial Independants 2008; "Boite en Valise", Paris 2008; "Blueprints II", museumMan, Berlin 2006; "Anywhere in the World- David Medalla's London", ICA, London 2005).

Since 2002 she has created a large body of work...

1974-1981: BA Fine Art (1st Class Hons.), Winchester School of Art and Design; Post Graduate Diploma in Art and Psychopathology (Art Therapy), Hertfordshire College of Art, St. Albans
1981-2000: Resided in Italy.
2000-2001: Artist in residence, Florence Trust Studios, London.
2002 - present: Co-founder and Art Director of Euroart Studios (and Gallery).
2005: NVQ Video Production, Centre for Film & Digital Media, Oxford.
2016: MA Degree (Distinction) in Art & Science, Central Saint Martins, London.

AWARDS:
2007: Julia Gomperts Trust.
2006: Arts Council England Grant for the Arts.London.

PUBLICATIONS & ARTICLES
"Loose Muse" An Anthology of New Writing by Women.
ISBN: 978-0-9554303-4-3. Spring 2012.
"Fertility Dolls" by Lorraine Clarke. ISBN: 978-1906316-80-8. Nov 2010.
"SCOPE Irish Medicine in Focus". M&C Group, Dublin. April 2009.
"The Guardian Guide", exhibition preview by Jessica Lack. 10 Nov. 2007.
"Aesthetica Magazine". York. 16 Feb. 2007.
"Nosce Te Ipsum", University of Herts Press. ISBN: I 905 313 42X. 2006.
"Magic of Medicine". British Medical Association News. Oct. 2006.
"Magic, Medicine and Religion". NY Arts Magazine. Sept/Oct. 2006.
"Festival as Social Work". Art Fairs International. July/Aug. 200...

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS - SOLO
2008 "Nosce Te Ipsum - In the Merge of Magic, Medicine and Religion", South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire.
2007 "Nosce Te Ipsum -tempus fugit", Boiler House, Old Truman Brewery, London.
2006 "Nosce Te Ipsum", UH Galleries, Hatfield. Arts Council England funded.
2003 "corpoREAL", Windsor Arts Centre.
2002 "Body Count", Century Gallery, ACAVA, London.
1977-2000: London; Sheffield; Bracknell; Wakefield (Yorkshire Sculpture Park); Turin; Rome; Aquila; Saturnia.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS - GROUP
2013 "The Lindt Bigg Egg Hunt", London,Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow.
2012 "Saluting the Chosen Few", Posk Gallery, London.
"Spare Parts", The Rag Factory, London.
"Vinyl", Cultivate Gallery, Vyner St, London.
"Wearable art", Seattle
2011 "11 : 11", East Gallery, London.
"Totem Body", The Crypt Gallery, London.
"Resting Peacefully", Mausoleum, Nunhead Cemetery, London.
"The Development of Identity", Science Museum's Dana Centre, London (screening of animation).
2010 "Austerity Xmas Bogof", WW Gallery, London.
"Secret Cinema", London (screening of animation).
"Here Lies Art", Nunhead Cemetery, London.
"Islington Reel 10", Lon...